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Historical Development

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Materials Sciences in Space

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This chapter outlines the history of the U.S. Microgravity Science and Applications program from its beginning as strictly an applications program aimed at developing space manufacturing processes for commercial use, through its metamorphosis as a material science program, to its present status as a microgravity science program. Significant findings of the early flight experiments are summarized.

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  1. Space Science Laboratory, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, 35812, Huntsville, Alabama, USA

    R. J. Naumann

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  1. Institute for Space Simulation, DFVLR e.V., Linder Höhe, 5000, Köln 90, Germany

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  2. Space Science Laboratory, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, 35812, Alabama, USA

    Robert J. Naumann

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Naumann, R.J. (1986). Historical Development. In: Feuerbacher, B., Hamacher, H., Naumann, R.J. (eds) Materials Sciences in Space. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82761-7_2

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